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Viaduct closure: Suggested traffic detours to and from downtown

The Alaskan Way Viaduct will close for nine days, starting 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The state Department of Transportation has suggested detours between downtown Seattle and West Seattle, Ballard, and Burien.

From West Seattle and Sodo: West Seattle drivers will have a choice between the lower Spokane Street swing bridge and the West Seattle Bridge. The U.S. Coast Guard has agreed to restrict openings of the lower bridge between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. during the viaduct closure.

Suggested detour routes north into downtown include First Avenue South, Fourth Avenue South, Airport Way South and Interstate 5. The new westbound ramps from First Avenue South to the Spokane Street Viaduct will not be open in time for the nine-day closure.

From Burien: Suggested detours include: East Marginal Way South, South Cloverdale Street, State Route 509, First Avenue South, Fourth Avenue South, Airport Way South, and Tukwila International Boulevard.

From Ballard, Wallingford and Interbay: The off-ramp from southbound State Route 99 to Broad Street will be closed. Suggested routes include 15th Avenue Northwest, West Nickerson Street to Dexter Avenue and Westlake Avenue North, and Interstate 5.

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